Depression in South Asian women: Asian women's beliefs on causes and cures

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-311

  Hussain, Feryad A ^a   Cochrane, Ray ^b  

^a NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH ASIA; THEORY; THINKING;

EID: 0036862890     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670210130036     Document Type: Article

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